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Evening Standard
Ellie Ng

Former Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis pardoned by Donald Trump

Joe Lewis (left) has been pardoned by Us President Donald Trump (Nick Potts/PA) - (PA Archive)

Former Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis has been pardoned by US President Donald Trump, after he was fined millions last year over insider trading.

The British billionaire, who handed ownership of the club to the Lewis Family Trust in 2022, was fined five million US dollars (£3.8 million) after he pleaded guilty in January 2024 to charges alleging he had committed securities fraud and conspired to commit securities fraud by insider trading.

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